All primary elections in Ebonyi State have been canceled by the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee.
Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday afternoon.
He stated that the PDP NWC made the decision after “very thorough conversations, deliberations, and review of all matters” surrounding the state’s primary. Electoral fraud is one of the topics mentioned by candidates.
“The NWC will announce new dates for the affected Party exercises in the State.
“The PDP charges all aspirants, critical stakeholders, leaders and members of our great Party in Ebonyi State to remain calm, united and focused as the PDP takes firm steps to rescue our nation from the misrule of the rudderless, corrupt and incompetent All Progressives Congress.”
With the exception of Anambra State, which is administered by the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the PDP currently has governors in 13 states and the APC in the rest.
In December 2020, Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi defected from the PDP to the APC, citing a superiority rivalry with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike.
After a primary in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP named Wike’s rival and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for 2023.
